as in swipe
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the mama cat would give her kittens a cuff with a paw whenever they played too rough
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as in bracelet
usually cuffs plural
something that physically prevents free movement
the policeman snapped the cuffs on and led the prisoner away to the car
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as in to sock
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Recent Examples of cuff
Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Cassie was also wearing a collar with a leash and cuffs around her wrists.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Go for a cropped style or cuff them so your hems doesn’t get soggy.
—Kelsey Glennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Featuring pleated cuffs, front pockets, an adjustable hem with a draw string, and a front zipper, this jacket is both cute and functional.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Cassie was also wearing a collar with a leash and cuffs around her wrists.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
That all changed when an argument over getting his money back from a North Miami Beach strip club in 2024 led officers to slam him to the ground, cuff him and later, hog-tie him in a holding cell at the North Miami Beach Police Department.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Go for a cropped style or cuff them so your hems doesn’t get soggy.
—Kelsey Glennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuff
Verb
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Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Healey is embracing a collapsing, expensive wind farm that fishermen hate, kills birds, had a major blade failure and is destined to sock ratepayers with high costs.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Emerging from boxing’s lower-weight divisions to a place atop eight separate weight classes—a feat no fighter in history has matched—Pacquiao’s story reads like folklore etched in sweat and sacrifice.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The 23-year-old, boxed out of the Yankees’ Opening Day roster despite spending the entire 2025 season in the majors, was called up from Triple-A on Monday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Draftniks slap grades on the quality of the picks based on their perceptions of where the player’s talent meets positional need.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Marcus Smart grabbed the ball and fired a two-handed pass to James, who bobbled it and slapped it to Luke Kennard.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Grind the orange peels or very finely chop them up.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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Finely chop them and use them alongside the leaves.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
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Through 25 games, Murakami has belted 10 home runs — one behind MLB leader Yordan Álvarez of the Houston Astros — putting him on pace for 64.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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It can be thrown over a T-shirt and jeans for a daytime look, layered over a mini dress, or even styled as a dress itself when belted.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Pistons punched back with a 20-5 run as the Magic at one point missed 13 straight shots from the floor.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Brown again pulls his hands away from the cops before Maden starts punching him.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Met Gala lands smack in the middle of that window, on Monday, May 4 — its traditional first-Monday-in-May slot.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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The boy smacks him in the mouth and then immediately starts crying.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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At that house, no one answered a Statesman reporter’s knocks on Monday, but Davidson told the Statesman that his family owns the whole lot.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Apr. 2026
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Alex Hebda, of Wheatfield, and Chris Mercaldo, of Valparaiso, were knocking the balls around the pool table.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuff. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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